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Violent clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters over putting up flags for a political programme in Sakher Bazar in Behala, roughly 11 km from Kolkata, on Sunday. The workers and supporters of the BJP vandalised the local Trinamool councillor's office. A makeshift stage, where former Tripura chief minister and BJP election co-incharge Biplab Kumar Deb addressed a public meeting in the afternoon, was also allegedly set on fire during the clash. The BJP workers accused the Trinamool (TMC) supporters of setting the stage on fire. Deb addressed a crowd during the 'Parivartan Sankalp Sabha' this afternoon. Soon after, TMC workers stormed the venue, vandalised the site and set the stage on fire after Deb left the venue. It is also being alleged that the BJP supporters were putting up flags in the area during the meeting. The BJP workers then allegedly vandalised the office of Trinamool councillor Sudip Polley. Putting up a video of the clash, BJP's I...

The cricketing world is on edge as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially thrown its weight behind Bangladesh's refusal to play matches in India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. With the tournament set to begin on 7 February, the standoff has escalated into a diplomatic crisis, leaving PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to make what could be the most defining decision of his tenure. In a bold move that sent shockwaves through the International Cricket Council (ICC), Pakistan has formally supported the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) security concerns. Reports indicate that the PCB sent a detailed email to the ICC, with copies to all board members, endorsing Bangladesh's stance. Now, PCB chairman Naqvi has been backed to take the final stand on the topic by none other than one of his predecessors, Najam Sethi. The controversy stems from Bangladesh's refusal to tour India following the BCCI's directive to remove pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL, a move lin...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday said it accepted the ICC's decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month's T20 World Cup, saying there is nothing more they could do now. The ICC on Saturday confirmed that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the next month's T20 World Cup to be jointly held in India and Sri Lanka. The ICC was forced to make the late change after Bangladesh remained fixated on their stance that it was unsafe for their players to travel to India for the T20 World Cup, even after an independent security assessment ruling out any specific threat. BCB media committee chairman Amjad Hossain said the Bangladesh Board tried its best but knew ICC “will not do it” or “do not want to” in terms of meeting his country's request and there was “nothing more” they could do. “We have tried our best. We fully respect the ICC Board, and the Board's majority decision was that the match cannot be relocated,” he said. “Even after that, we...

Americans stripped supermarket shelves Friday ahead of potentially "catastrophic" winter weather that threatened at least 160 million people across the country with transportation chaos, blackouts and life-threatening cold. The massive storm system was set to drop a mix of freezing rain and heavy snow starting Friday evening on its days-long march across the continental US. The storm could bring "catastrophic ice accumulation," the National Weather Service said, potentially causing "long-duration power outages, extensive tree damage, and extremely dangerous or impassable travel conditions," including in many states less accustomed to intense winter weather. After battering the country's southwest and central areas, the storm system was expected to hit the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states -- stretching from New Mexico to the Eastern seaboard -- before a frigid air mass settles in. More than 2,700 weekend flights have already be...

Actor Kamaal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, was detained by Oshiwara police late on Friday in connection with a two-round firing case in Mumbai. He is the prime suspect in the case. KRK, who is in the custody of the Oshiwara police, was brought to the Oshiwara police station late on Friday evening. The police said that KRK accepted responsibility for the firing in his statement and that it was done using his licensed gun. The police further said that his gun has been seized and that the paperwork process is underway for further action. According to reports, the incident took place on January 18, during which two rounds were fired at a residential building in Oshiwara in Andheri. Two bullets were recovered from Nalanda Society—one on the second floor and another on the fourth floor. One flat belongs to a writer-director, and the other to a model. A team of 18 cops from the Oshiwara police station, led by Sanjay Chavan, along with several crime branch teams, was investigating...

Ishan Kishan justified his national recall with a sensational 32-ball-76 while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored his first fifty after 23 innings as India decimated New Zealand by seven wickets for a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series in Raipur on Friday. Ahead of the all important T20 World Cup, it all seems to be falling in place for India with Suryakumar (82 not out off 37) overcoming a prolonged lean patch and Kishan emerging as a destructive top-order enforcer. India were expected to chase 209 on a belter of a pitch but not with such ease after losing Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson by the second over of the chase. Suryakumar and Shivam Dube (36 not out off 18) closed out the game in a canter as India gunned down the target in 15.2 overs. Full-member teams chasing down 200-plus targets with most balls to spare - 28 balls - India vs New Zealand in Raipur (Target: 209) 24 balls - Pakistan vs New Zealand in Auckland in 2025 (Target: 205) 23 balls - Australia vs West Indies in ...